Joanne Blachut

Hi guys
Just wanted to share this touching email and thank everyone who took the
time to answer my 13yo concerns about unschooling.
Love Joz

>> > >>I received this from a good friend who had a choice to
>> > >>make. It said that I had a choice to make, too. I've
>> > >>chosen. Now it's your turn to choose.
>> > >>
>> > >>The story goes that some time ago a man punished his
>> > >>5-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold
>> > >>wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even more
>> > >>upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to decorate
>> > >>a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little
>> > >>girl brought the gift box to her father the next morning and
>> > >>said, "This is for you, Daddy."
>> > >>
>> > >>The father was embarrassed by his earlier over reaction,
>> > >>but his anger flared again when he found the box was
>> > >>empty. He spoke to her in a harsh manner, "Don't you
>> > >>know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's
>> > >>supposed to be something inside the package?"
>> > >>
>> > >>The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes
>> > >>and said, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into
>> > >>it until it was full."
>> > >>
>> > >>The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his
>> > >>arms around his little girl, and he begged her to
>> > >>forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
>> > >>
>> > >>An accident took the life of the child only a short time
>> > >>later and it is told that the father kept that gold box
>> > >>by his bed for all the years of his life. And whenever
>> > >>he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would
>> > >>open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember
>> > >>the love of the child who had put it there.
>> > >>
>> > >>In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have
>> > >>been given a golden box filled with unconditional love
>> > >>and kisses from our children, family, and friends.
>> > >>There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
>> > >>And the possessions that do not cost money are worth far
>> > >>more than all the "things" money can only buy.
>> > >>
>> > >>You now have two choices ... you can:
>> > >>1. Pass this on to your friends, or
>> > >>2. Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
>> > >>
>> > >>As you can see, I took choice No. 1.
>> > >>
>> > >>Friends are like angels who lift us to our feet when our
>> > >>wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
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